The National Weather Service has confirmed it was an E-F three tornado that started in DeRidder and skipped along to Alexandria on Monday with winds between 140 and 160 miles per hour. A woman in Vernon Parish died as a result of the twister, but Governor John Bel Edwards says the casualties could have been worse. The tornado ripped off the roof at Hope Christian Academy in Alexandria, but Edwards says school leaders acted quickly…
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Edwards says about 100 homes in the Alexandria area were impacted by the twister.

Erath Representative Blake Miguez has been elected chairman of the House Republican Delegation. Miguez expects the House to pass a lot of conservative legislation…
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Edwards will hold his end of the year press conference today.

Matt Doyle spoke with Congressman Ralph Abraham ahead of today’s Impeachment vote in the House…
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In Monroe, Mayor Jamie Mayo has kicked off his re-election campaign. Qualifying for the April primary is next month